Lesotho Defence Force Air Wing
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Bell_206 gptkb:Boeing_727 gptkb:Mil_Mi-8 |
| gptkbp:budget |
government funded
|
| gptkbp:collaborates_with |
gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:United_Nations gptkb:South_African_Air_Force |
| gptkbp:command_structure |
gptkb:Lesotho_Defence_Force
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Lesotho
|
| gptkbp:engages_in |
joint exercises
international training programs |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:1993
|
| gptkbp:has_history |
modernization efforts
collaboration with foreign military forces supporting humanitarian missions participation in UN missions involvement in national celebrations involvement in regional conflicts engagement in peacekeeping operations participation in military parades supporting government initiatives development of air capabilities acquisition of aircraft establishment after independence response to internal security threats supporting national development initiatives training of pilots abroad |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Maseru
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
post-apartheid military development
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lesotho Defence Force Air Wing
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
Commander of the Air Wing
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Defend and Protect
|
| gptkbp:operates |
Maseru Airport
other airfields in Lesotho |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
active
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Lesotho_Defence_Force
|
| gptkbp:participates_in |
disaster relief operations
regional peacekeeping missions |
| gptkbp:primary_mission |
gptkb:search_and_rescue
transport and logistics |
| gptkbp:role |
air support
|
| gptkbp:strength |
approximately 200
|
| gptkbp:supports |
Lesotho Police Service
Lesotho Search and Rescue |
| gptkbp:training |
pilot training
maintenance training |
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:drones
fixed-wing aircraft helicopters |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lesotho_Army
gptkb:Alphajet |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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